The revenues are either stagnant or declining, according to the Central Bank quarterly report that shows cigarettes production fell by 20 percent, from 128.4 million, 20-unit packs, to 102.9 million between 2008 and 2012.

Rum production shows a similar trend, falling 5% between 2008 and 2012, from 28.1 million to 22.3 million liters.

Beer production also took a dive although to a lesser extent falling 4% In 2012, when production was 470.3 million litres.

DGII statistics also confirm a fall in the number of litres of alcohol declared to pay taxes.

Between 2008 and 2013, the litres of pure alcohol, rum and beer fell 2.94% and 12.04%, respectively, while the number of cigarettes declared plummeted by 33.14%, according to Phillip Morris Dominicana.